Advocacy in the college classroom

According to the study, the most one-sided departments are English literature, philosophy, political science, and religious studies, where at least 80 percent of the faculty say they are liberal and no more than five percent call themselves conservative. According to a paper published last fall in T...

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Published in:Academic questions 2006-12, Vol.19 (4), p.71-77
Main Author: Neal, Anne D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic freedom
Advocacy
Change Agents
Classrooms
College campuses
Colleges & universities
Councils
Educational Objectives
English language
Higher education
Institutional Autonomy
Introductory Courses
Law Schools
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Philosophy
Political Affiliation
Political parties
Politics
Presidents
Religious Education
Religious orthodoxy
Respondents
Social Change
Students
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching
Trustees
Universities
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Summary:According to the study, the most one-sided departments are English literature, philosophy, political science, and religious studies, where at least 80 percent of the faculty say they are liberal and no more than five percent call themselves conservative. According to a paper published last fall in The Georgetown Law Journal, politically active professors at top law schools overwhelmingly tend to be Democrats. [...]although self-described conservative students complained in higher numbers, a majority of the respondents considered themselves liberals or radicals. [...]only 10 percent of the respondents were majoring in political science or government.
ISSN:0895-4852
1936-4709
DOI:10.1007/s12129-006-1039-z